HISTORY 2
ROYAL ARTILLERY
| YEAR | CHANGE IN DESIGNATION |
LOCATION | EQUIPMENT | ACTIVE SERVICE BATTLES | NOTES |
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1759 |
Formed at woolwich as R.Hind's Coy. 3 Bn. 1 Nov. |
Woolwich |
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1760
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Transferred to 2 bn. in Feb. and 1 bn. in March J. Stephen's Coy., 2bn. Feb |
Gerrmany Greenwich Woolwich New York Niagara
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Seven Years war 1760-63. Germany
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1763 |
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1765
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1768 |
V.Gostlings Coy. 1 bn. Jan
W. Phillips Coy .1 bn. Jan
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New York
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1770 |
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1771 |
J. Williamson Coy 1 bn. Jan
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Chatham |
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1773 |
Woolwich |
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1776 |
Phi1adelpia |
Large det left at st Lucia.
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1777 |
New York |
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1778 |
st.Lucia st.Kitts |
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1779 |
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1780 |
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1782 |
S. Pe.rrys Coy. , 1 bn. Dec
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Antigua
st. Lucia Grenada. |
Det. took part in defence of st. Ki tts under Gen. Fraser against the French from Martinique |
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1783 |
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1784 |
W. Grants Coy., 1 bn. March
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1785 |
T. Blomefield's Coy |
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1786 |
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1790 |
Terrots Coy 1 bn. Sep
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Quebec h |
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Woolwich |
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1793 |
Brighton |
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Woolwich |
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1794 |
Brighton |
Det. with Duke of York's army in Flanders |
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Portsmouth |
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1799 |
Holland |
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1800 |
Portsmouth |
Expedition to Holland |
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1801 |
Madeira |
Det. wi th expedition to EGYPT 1801 |
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J Quayles Coy 1 bn Nov
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Jamaica
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Small det. with H.M. Bomb ships which a attacked French invasion fleet in Boulogne harbour under Vice Admiral Lord Nelson. 1801 |
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1802 |
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1806 |
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1807 |
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1809 |
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1817 |
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1821 |
H Deacons Coy 1 bn Jun |
Woolwich |
Det with expedition to St. Domingo. Jun.1 |
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Dublin |
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Athlone |
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Dublin |
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1824 |
J Armstrongs Coy 1 bn Oct |
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1825 |
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1826 |
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1830 |
Halifax |
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1832 |
St Johns |
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1837 |
Halifax |
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Became 3 Coy ., 1 Bn |
Woolwich |
Det. in Northern Spain with commodore Lord John Hay s squadron Based on st. Sebastian. Feb. 1837
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1842 |
Chester |
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1845 |
Castle |
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1849 |
Halifax |
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1851 |
St Johns |
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1852 |
Woolwich |
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1854 |
Sheerness |
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1855 |
Jersey |
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Crimea |
CRIMEA Sebastopol-5th and 6th Bombbardments |
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1856 |
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Woolwich |
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Eastbourne |
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Dover |
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1857 |
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1859 |
Became 7 Bty 2 bde.garrArty 1 jul |
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1860 |
Shoeburyness | ||||
1861 |
Jersey |
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1863 |
Dover |
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1865 |
Melbourne |
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1869 |
Ceylon |
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1870 |
HongKong |
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Singapore |
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Ceylon |
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1875 |
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1877 |
Became 6Bty 1Bde Scottish Div Garrison arty 1 Apr |
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1878 |
Portsmouth |
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1882 |
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1883 |
Sheerness |
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1884 |
Murree Hills |
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1885 |
Kyra Gully |
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1886 |
Quetta |
BLACK MOUNTAIN 1888-91 | |||
1888 |
campThobba |
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2.5 Gun
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Hazara Field F orce |
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1889 |
Became 1Bty Mountain Arty Oct |
Rawalpindi |
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1892 |
Jutogh |
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1894 |
Amballa |
2.5Gun |
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1896 |
Rajpur |
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1897 |
Rawalpindi |
MALAKAND FIELD FORCE Tirah Field Force 1897-98
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1898 |
Tirah F ield Force |
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1899 |
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1900 |
Became1 Mountain Bty RGA
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1903 |
Quetta |
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1908 |
Jutogh |
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1910 |
Amballa |
10 pdr |
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1912 |
Rawalpindi |
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1914 |
Kyra Gully |
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1920 |
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1922 |
Became 1(H)Pack Bty RGA |
Bulford |
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1924 |
Became 1 Pack Bty |
Palestine |
FRANCE AND BELGUIM |
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1926 |
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1927 |
Sudan |
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1931 |
Became 1 Light Bty 1 May |
Ewshott |
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1935 |
Became 101 Field Bty1 Oct |
Bulford |
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1938 |
Became 101/113 field bty |
Newport (Mon) |
18 pdr QF |
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1939 |
Cherbourg |
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Emmerin area |
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Area east of Lille
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Maricourt area |
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Belgium |
Ypres-Commines Canal May |
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Vilvorde area |
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R D endre
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R Escault
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Tour-Elverdinghe |
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Oostuleeren |
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Fornes
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Dunkirk |
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Embarked from beaches-La-Panne and Dunkirk |
Guns and equipmentDestroyed |
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ReformedWestbury |
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Bognor-Arundel |
Coast Defence |
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Worthing Frome |
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1941
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Became 101 Field Bty Jun |
Bournmouth area |
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Milbourne port |
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Wokingham |
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1942 |
Wokingham area |
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Isle of wight |
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Parkstone |
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1943 |
DorsetHythe area |
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1944 |
Selkirk area |
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Rowlands Castle |
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Embarked Gosport and Portsmouth Red BeachLa-Breche |
3.7 How |
NORTH WEST EUROPE 1944-4 5 Normandy landings 6 jun Caen 4-18 Jul Bourgebus Ridge 8-23 jul Mont Pichon 30 Jul-8 Aug The Nederrijn 17-27 Sep
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1945 |
Venraij area |
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Horst area |
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Aerschot-Buckholt |
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Buckholt |
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Apppledorn |
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Lingen |
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Dickel |
The Rhineland 8Feb-10 Mar |
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Harpstedt- |
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Delmanhorst |
The Rhine 23 Mar-1Apr |
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Osnabruck |
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1947 |
Became 2 Field Bty 1 Mar |
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Became 2 LAA Bty |
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1948 |
Became 2 HAA Bty 15 September |
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1955 |
Became 2 Med (sp) Bty 2 Jul |
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1957 |
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1960 |
Became 2 Bty
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Luneburg |
5.5 How |
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1962 |
Nienburg |
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1964 |
Became 2 heavy Bty |
Paderborn |
8" How |
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1972 |
To JLRRA |
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1977 |
Suspended Animation |
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1995 |
Reformed with 19 regt as 2/51 Bty |
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1997 |
Suspended Animation as 2/51 Bty |
